Danish

Noun

sydvest c (singular definite sydvesten, plural indefinite sydveste or sydvester)

1. (indeclinable) The southwest.
2. (countable) cape ann, southwester, sou'wester (an oilskin cap whose brim is longer in back than in front, designed to repel wind and rain)

Inflection

Adverb

sydvest

1. Toward the southwest, southwestern.

See also

• sydvest on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Sydvest (hovedbeklædning) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “sydvest” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “sydvest,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “sydvest,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From syd +‎ vest; the hat possibly from Dutch zuidwester (as in Danish)

Alternative forms

• sørvest (adverb and noun 1)

Adverb

sydvest

1. south-west / southwest (for / of)

Noun 1

sydvest ‎(indeclinable)

1. southwest or south-west (point of the compass)

Noun 2

sydvest m ‎(definite singular sydvesten, indefinite plural sydvester, definite plural sydvestene)

1. a sou'wester (waterproof hat)

References

• “sydvest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch zuidwester, as in Danish.

Noun

sydvest m ‎(definite singular sydvesten, indefinite plural sydvestar, definite plural sydvestane)

1. a sou'wester (waterproof hat)

Usage notes

The point of the compass is sørvest in Nynorsk.

References

• “sydvest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.